Where does “ⲙⲟⲟⲩ” come from?

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mw, from Egyptian mw, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (Coptic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲟⲩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmwwater
2Egyptianmwwater; rain; sea, lake
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Egyptian mw →Every word from Demotic mw →